often compared to detroit ' s famed fisher building . noted california architect wallace ne ##ff designed a number of homes in meridian as well as in the alabama black belt which ad ##jo ##ins the city across the nearby alabama state line . he had relatives in meridian and selma who were executives in the then thriving railroad industry and would take commissions in the area when commissions in california were lean . his work is mostly concentrated in the lower numbered blocks of pop ##lar springs drive where his 251 ##6 pop ##lar springs drive is often compared to the similarly designed falcon lair , the beverly hills home in benedict canyon of rudolph valentin ##o . one ne ##ff work was lost to an expansion
often compared to detroit's famed fisher building. noted california architect wallace neff designed a number of homes in meridian as well as in the alabama black belt which adjoins the city across the nearby alabama state line. he had relatives in meridian and selma who were executives in the then thriving railroad industry and would take commissions in the area when commissions in california were lean. his work is mostly concentrated in the lower numbered blocks of poplar springs drive where his 2516 poplar springs drive is often compared to the similarly designed falcon lair, the beverly hills home in benedict canyon of rudolph valentino. one neff work was lost to an expansion